Lightning strikes house, sparking early-morning fire in Rutherford County

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) – A house caught fire overnight in Rutherford County after being struck by lightning during a wave of storms, according to the findings of a preliminary investigation.

The house fire was reported Tuesday at about 4 a.m. on the 8500 block of Mona Road, per a county spokesperson. When firefighters with Rutherford County Fire Rescue arrived, they found a blaze in the home’s crawl space and soon extinguished it.

No injuries were reported…

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